Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja reported that a new genus of malaria has been detected in the state.
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja reported Thursday that a new genus of malaria called “plasmodium ovale” was detected in the state.
The disease was detected in a soldier traveling from Sudan. He was being treated at the Kannur District Hospital.
“Plasmodium ovale, a new genus of malaria, has been detected in the state. It was found in a soldier who was being treated at the Kannur district hospital. The soldier had come from Sudan,” Shailaja wrote on Twitter.
Plasmodium ovale, a new genus of malaria, has been detected in the state. It was found in a soldier who was being treated at the Kannur district hospital. The soldier had come from Sudan. The spread of the disease can be prevented with timely treatment and preventive measures.
– Master Shailaja (@shailajateacher) December 10, 2020
The spread of the disease can be prevented with timely treatment and preventive measures, he added.
India reported its first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in Kerala’s Thrissur district when a student, who was studying at Wuhan University, China, had returned to India.
Also in 2018, an outbreak of Nipah virus (NiV) disease was reported in Kozhikode district.
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